Hoshi no Koe

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Alternativas: English: Voices of a Distant Star
Synonyms: The Voices of a Distant Star
Japanese: ほしのこえ
Autor: Shinkai, Makoto
Modelo: Mangá
Volumes: 1
Capítulos: 10
Status: Finished
Publicar: 2004-02-25 to 2004-12-25
Serialização: Afternoon

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Alternativas: English: Voices of a Distant Star
Synonyms: The Voices of a Distant Star
Japanese: ほしのこえ
Autor: Shinkai, Makoto
Modelo: Mangá
Volumes: 1
Capítulos: 10
Status: Finished
Publicar: 2004-02-25 to 2004-12-25
Serialização: Afternoon
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7 Votos
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Resumo
To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive?

(Source: Tokyopop)
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Hoshi no Koe review
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Nibel1
Apr 02, 2021
Hoshi no Koe - also known as Voices of a Distant Star - is a manga about time and space, told through the perspective of a delicate romance between two separated lovers. It is a manga that, despite its short length, manages to capture deep subject matter regarding life and love. Even with all of its melancholy, it clings to the power of hope and patience, giving a bittersweet ending that is hopeful and optimistic but still fitting naturally into the manga's pensive story.

"We are two lovers... separated by time and space."

Hoshi no Koe details the delicate romance between two lovers, Mikako and Noboru, while also being wrapped around a sci-fi premise. Despite this, the manga chooses to approach its story in a realistic manner, focusing more on its human characteristics with the emotions and thoughts of its two central characters. Both Mikako and Noboru are interesting individuals that are easy to sympathise and relate to, and it is fairly easy to put yourself in the shoes of both of them as they deal with their own issues. Their inner conflicts, concerning problems with being forgotten, thinking about the future, and being aimless in life, are nuanced issues that are delivered excellently and given a layer of realism that makes this manga tug even deeper into your emotional heartstrings. The manga does a great job at creating characters alongside a story you can invest easily and deeply in, and it does not make that investment a disappointment as its ending is a perfect way to conclude its melancholic story. The ending brings a more hopeful and optimistic light onto the table, and it fits well as a natural conclusion.

Despite the manga focusing more on its human characteristics, its own sci-fi premise does a lot to picture interesting thoughts surrounding the pursuit of space and knowledge. Many of the people participating in the space mission are young and have their future seemingly taken away from them because of the pursuit of the beyond. While ten chapters is not enough to fully delve into these aspects of the story, they are still wonderfully told and are given a lot of intricate thought to them. They are merely short musings, but they capture the state of the members onboard, giving the manga an even stronger sense of personality and life.

The manga's art style reflects perfectly the melancholic tone of this romance story, giving way to beautiful illustrations that do its job at conveying the emotional weight of the topics it touches on. Characters are drawn nicely, and their issues and struggles are portrayed clearly and smoothly by subtle gestures of behavior. Things such as gazing into the painful and fleeting moments of the past or being drifted away into a never-ending melancholic state are conveyed such that it makes this manga a captivating read as it perfectly illustrates the emotional weight of its themes.

Hoshi no Koe is a short manga that manages to do so much despite its length. Its themes surrounding life and love through the lens of a sci-fi premise - and its delicate and perfect execution of these themes through its story and characters - manages to pave the way for a manga that leaves an outstanding lasting impression, an impression that makes it nothing short of amazing. It is a short yet thoughtful work of fiction that leaves you gazing at the sky above, distant and detached from the world around you.
Hoshi no Koe review
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Snowkittenz2
Apr 02, 2021
Hoshi no Koe, Voices of a Distant Star is a short read with roughly 250 pages, although in those 250 pages the message portrayed is powerful. An emotional sledgehammer. Within the first two chapters, as you read of this tale of two lovers separated by time itself, you sympathize with their feelings. Separated by the vastness of space, having time itself as their enemy, this allegory is a parallel to all long distance relationships.

This manga is no more story than it is a representation of the fragility of human emotions and how love and feelings for others in far off places are difficult to maintain; how forgetting is so much easier, how forgetting is so much less painful. However, how forgetting is not always what your heart will allow you to do.

The art in the manga is crisp and clean, without a doubt a match to the story. No over exaggeration, no vibrant imagery, no jovial scenes to spoil the atmosphere. The blank expressions on the peoples faces, a representation of their melancholic state. The blank backgrounds a parallel to the blankness of space. To say the least the art work sets the mood for a powerful narrative.

The characters are also quite truly spectacular, their reaction lifelike and without a doubt the reaction of the average man. I respect and admire the mangaka's portrayal of human emotions under the pressure of depression. The characters are well rounded and realistic.

The story itself, as I stated earlier, is quite the narrative. From start to finish this short read is powerful, simple and undoubtedly an emotionally striking story. Within a story of love and painful separation in which nearly anyone could get lost, immersed in the progression of it all. It is an emotional story, tear jerking at times and heart warming at others.

Overall I highly suggest anyone to read this manga, it is a short read, 10 chapter, 250 pages or so. In essence readers will be captured by the wholehearted desire of two lovers who reach through time and space in hopes of once again meeting each other.

Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star) is simply powerful; a must read.
Hoshi no Koe review
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Kurisu-chan2
Apr 02, 2021
What would you do if the person you love goes into space? Would you be able to love that person even it means to possibly never see that person again? How will you face that dilemma? Will you be able to move on with your life? Hoshi no Koe tries to explain these issues to the reader, which was successfully done in my opinion, though it may lack some depth for other readers.

Hoshi no Koe revolves around two teenagers in love, Noboru and Mikako; Mikako goes into space to fight extraterrestrial creatures, the tarsians, while Noboru stays on Earth. These two will communicate with eachother only by cellphone, a difficult medium to really maintain contact with each other. From here on the story moves on.

As the manga only has 10 chapters, it is difficult to explain the problems these two encounter in-depth. However, while it may seem short, the author manages to convey the situation of the two main characters well by adding short and meaningful dialogues that helps the reader to understand their situations. This may make the reader to consider what he/she would do in such a situation, which I personally found enjoyable. One thing that bothered me a bit in the beginning was the fact of using the usual mecha machines, though as the story moved on, it didn't bother me anymore.

Hoshi no Koe doesn't have a lot of characters to offer, as its main focus lays between the relationship of Noboru and Mikako. These two characters are represented well, with enough character development for the story to be coherent and enjoyable to read. The amount of secondary characters are limited, but fulfill their purpose of shaping the lead characters, while at the same time helping to explain some situations and providing some diversity to the story.

The art of the manga fits well with story; the use of shading the characters and shading the panels partly, helps convey the gloominess of the story. Not too many details are put into the background, which may bother some readers, as it is simplistic. This doesn't mean that it impacts the story.

Hoshi no Koe was overall a good read. It was a well executed romance which implemented the difficulties people may encounter in the near future when humanity is able to travel to other planets. Would you be able to keep loving a person, if you could only receive messages every 8 years or so? Overall I would recommend this manga to anyone who enjoys reading a romance or just is on the outlook for something new to read, though be warned, it is not like the romance/school manga we are accustomed to read. For some people it may be too short to really explain the story, though I wouldn't personally bother about it.

Thank you for reading.
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yodlormak10
Apr 02, 2021
I came to read this after the anime movie, left me with mixed feelings, the setting was very different and interesting for your usual romantic story, but the pacing of the movie didnt let the story get the needed development for it to become something more.

Enters the manga, 2 years after the movie was released.
The plotline didnt change much from the movie, but was extend enough, there is alot more development for the beggining, before Mikako goes into space, there are some new faces and situations, but all in all it follows the anime story, uses its potential to the fullest and manages to give an ending, that was way more meaningfull for the romance. It expands from where the original ended, going further, to give a much better sense of conclusion than the original ever managed to.
If you are new to the story, with the manga, I believe it wont be as meaningfull, as if you had seen the movie, but it will definitly be very much worthy if those hours you put on reading it.

Also I enjoyed the cast way more with the manga, they felt more developed and well based, as humans, they were more believeable, so you kinda connect to their personal stories and the romance, much better. Thus there were some really emotional scenes, to which the art of the manga really helps to delvier
The art was also a good improvement!! The designs look way better.
It is simple, yet powerfully conveys the message the story pretend to transmit.

So I came to read it biased from what I thought of the movie, and I did enjoyed it greatly. (I still think you will enjoy the manga, you dont need to see the movie first for that)

It is kinda rare to find an adaptation that surpasses the original material, but here, it happened, and I am really glad for that! The mangaka picked the series and gave it its final touch, soo much needed to fulfill the potential the anime had left to be explored. Truly a good example of how great, adaptations can be.
An unpolished gem, that now shines much brighter!